Tinkoff Bank, Level Travel, Playrix have opened their offices in Kazakhstan
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Major Russian companies, including Playrix ($17 billion), Tinkoff Bank ($6.3 billion), and InDriver ($1.2 billion), have relocated to Kazakhstan. Over 1,000 IT specialists have used the services of the expat center for relocation. Kazakhstan's IT services exports doubled, reaching $3.6 billion in 2021, and the number of Astana Hub residents increased to 750.
The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry announced that major Russian companies have relocated to Kazakhstan.
The list of companies includes:
— game and app development: Playrix — $17 billion, Nexters — $1.9 billion, Red Mad Robot and Mytona — $0.25 billion
— online bank Tinkoff Bank — $6.3 billion
— others: SPB Exchange — $1 billion, InDriver — $1.2 billion, TypeType, Level Travel.
To assist with relocation issues, a special service was launched based on the expat center, which has been used by over 1,000 IT specialists. The country's IT services export doubled and amounted to $3.6 billion in 2021.
Thanks to tax incentives, the number of Astana Hub residents increased to 750 participants. The tech park, together with Google, launched the Silkway Accelerator program to develop Kazakhstan's IT sector.
Source: kapital.kz
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